Background
Glenn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and attended Saint John"s College in Annapolis, Maryland.
Glenn was born in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, and attended Saint John"s College in Annapolis, Maryland.
Saint John"s College.
He was the lead singer with The Limeliters between 1959 and 1963, and had a prolific solo career, recording on various labels. One of Elektra Records" first artists, he was one of the first singers to record the traditional "The House of the Rising Sun." Among other career highlights, Yarbrough provided vocals for the Rankin/Bass animated versions of The Hobbit (1977) singing songs such as The Greatest Adventure, The Road Goes Ever On as well as The Return of the King (1980) singing "Frodo of the Nine Fingers" in addition to singing the title song in the 1966 holiday classic, The Christmas That Almost Wasn"t. His most popular single, and the one for which he is most well-known today is "Baby the Rain Must Fall" (the theme tune from the film of the same name), it entered Cashbox Magazine March 27, which reached #12 popular and #2 easy listening in 1965.
According to Chartmasters of Covington, Louisiana, the song was one of the all time top 100 of the year.
His unique style of singing is referenced in an episode of the animated series South Park titled "The Death Camp of Tolerance". Glenn lost his ability to sing due to complications from throat surgery at the age of 80.
Holly, a fine singer in her own right, recorded the album "Annie Get Your Gun" with her father in 1997.